St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

iiahsy Fduid, devastating large UfdCUS o
land and destroying villages. The mill
tary and the fire brigade are doing all II
their power to arrest the progress of the
flames, but are meeting with little sue
cess. In Pennsylvania more than foul
hundred houses were burned in the town
of Csikosinas and thirty-three in the vii
lage of Janoshaza.
THE Western Passenger Agents Asso,
citation ditferential rates went into effect
on the 9th from Kansas City to New York.
The twelve Irish ex-constable propose
to become citizens of the United States
and policemen, too, perhaps.
THE Ohio Democratic State convention
has been set for July 20 and 81 at Cleve.
land.
FRANCE and England have arrived at a
harm onious understanding as to their re.
spective rights in Eastern Africa.
Two convicts John Devine and George
train, near GAINESVILLE, O., on the 10th, and
other prisoners.
MRS. SUJETTA MCWHA and her daughter,
Mrs. Eliza Baker were found murdered
in their home at Haliday's Cove, W. Va,
on the 10th.
10th, Messrs. Healy and Balfour had a
lively cross-ire of debate on the Grimes
bill. Healy's amendments, as usual, were
voted down.
JEwETT WILCOX, of Chicago, was elect
ed president of the Hotel Mems Benefit
Association at the session of the conven-
ton In Washington on the 10th.
1T is rumored in London that the gov
hoe ,,l ~
trst-class cells in Millbank prison for
Parnellite members of Parliament in GER
tain contingencies.
Mr. STOCKsLAGER, acting Commissioner
of the General Land Office at Washing
ton, urges reargument of the Maxwell
land grant case in the Supreme Court
EDITOR O'BRIEN got into New York aft
er rather stormy experience, and an
nounces his intention to lecture in the
United States after his Canadian visit
COURT at Leipsic has found an indict-
ment against parties connected with the
Schnaebeles affair which is said to be
virtual arrangement of the French Gov
eminent.
STRONG efforts are being made by the
United States Government to introduce
the parcels post interchange system with
>~-@ oSAASi
RICHARD RAEBIGER, of Shelby County,
H., who was recently released fl ON a
German prison on request from the Amer
lean Government, has arrived home.
THE Southern Baptist convention at
Louisville adjourned on the 10th, to meet
IN Richmond, Va, next year.
GOVERNOR HILL of New York has We
toed the Constitutional Convention bill
SECOND LIEUTENANT JOHN j. SHAW,
Sixth United States infantry, has been
dropped from the rolls of the army for
lesertion
The tenth annual convention of the Ma
,ional Association of Lumber Dealers as
'embled in st. Louis on the 18th.
BREvET MAJoR-GENERAL HENRY F.
CLARKE, United States army. retired,
he'd in Washington on the 10th, in the
'ixty-seventh year of his age.
The Comptroller of the Currency has ap-
pointed Thomas M. D. Tate as Nation al
'ank examiner for North Carolina and
Virginia. Mr.. Tate is member of the
Worth Carolina Legislature.
GENERAL BOULANGER's mobilization bill |
auses much uneasiness at Berlin. The |
orh German Gazette says it is of much |
reater i'm Dortance than appears at first |
light
AARON f. FLETCHER STEVENS died at his |
ouse in Nashua N. H., on the 10th, from
ldney .fficulty, arising from wounds re-
eived in battle before Petersburg
On the evening of the 9th, at Fort Glib
on, /. T., two soldiers-Joe Adams and J.
!. Glidden-were drowned in the Grand
lver. They were out seining for fish and
OF caught in swift current and were
Wept under. Only one of the bodies has
cen recovered
THE Maryland Masonic centennial be-
an at Baltimore on the 18th.
THE Missouri Legislature convened in
Stra session on the 18th.
BoTH houses of the Pennsylvania Legis-
ture passed the High License bill on the
tn.
JAMES W: HYATT, of Connecticut, has
zen appointed United States Treasurer,
ce Jordan, resigned.
MoNTRosE won the Kentucky Derby
zee at Louisville on the 18th, Jim Gore
cond.
GREAT excitement prevailed in London
the 18th on an unfounded report that
+. Parnell was dead. s
Rev. DIR. TIMOTHY c. PITKIN, an emil /
mt iscopalian divine, died on the II tn I
Detroit, Mich.
The Illinois House of Representatives, .
the 18th, killed the proposed constitu- |.
,nal convention.
EDITOR O'BRIEN arrived in Canada on =
g 18th and opened his campaign in
IN treal against Lord Lansdowne.
The Pacific Railway Investigation Com. t
ssion has called on Senator Mcpherson S
un bosom himself v
SECRETARY BAYARD sent telegram to n
mister Manning at the City of Mexico on r
} 18th asking of Mexico mercy for the :,
ldemned Nogales officers.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS Of the American ship n
is reported killed at sea by a .
Tor, whom he assaulted with Delay "a
, pin, and was in return stabbed to the u
art.
7 is understood that President and Mrs. N
,veland will spend two months or more OF
Oak View before going on their early e
.umn jaunts.
Europe is much exercised
,r the proposed German increase of =,
if duties on grain. "
IAGGERTY, the second Panhandle IL
lkeman tried at Pittsburgh. Pa, for ..